The husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with an investigation into Scottish National Party finances.,Peter Murrell, 58, is being questioned after being taken into police custody on Wednesday morning.
Police Scotland say Murrell ‘arrested as a suspect’ as officers search addresses thought to include his and Sturgeon’s home
now tell me i was wrong when i said Nicola was protecting her man while she was first minister
protecting gone(when Nicola stepped down) - then he "resigns" his position (in a hope it would all just be forgotten)
There is currently police activity at the couple's home in Glasgow and at SNP headquarters in Edinburgh.
seems the Sturgeon's knew this was coming Nicola has said this investigation was not part of the reason she stepped down ,😏 aye right
Nicola Sturgeon pulled out of a speaking event after her husband was questioned by police on Wednesday
apparently he has been released now with a report being sent to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service they ultimately decide if charges will be brought
2 days the police spent searching the house that's kinda unheard of unless it's a murder, suspicious death, case it's not like they live in a mansion
another day - another SNP story
The firm that audits the SNP's finances has resigned
Accountants Johnston Carmichael, which has worked with the party for more than a decade, said the decision was taken after a review of its clients.
The SNP is required to prepare financial statements in accordance with the Political Parties, Elections and Referendum Act 2000. It has until 7 July to present their accounts to the Electoral Commission.
If there is no report and no reasonable excuse, the commission has the power to appoint its own firm of auditors.
Electoral Commission rules state any party with income or expenditure of more than £250,000 is required by law to also independently audit their accounts
First minister reveals firm resigned several months ago but that he did not find out until first NEC meeting as party leader
The new leader of the Scottish National party, Humza Yousaf, and the MSP who was his closest rival for the position, Kate Forbes, have urged members to stay the course as further accusations of secrecy and financial mismanagement engulf it
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/12/humza-yousaf-kate-forbes-scotland-snp-party-auditors
Peter Murrell will not be suspended from the party because he is "innocent until proven guilty".
maybe so and I'm all for innocent untill proven guilty but cmon the trust that the SNP had is seriously fading it's time for the first minister to act suspension for this man needs to be done
the party is suffering there are no ifs & buts here the Sturgeon's, along with Salmond imo, broke trust it's time SNP diehards realised that
(not a unionist) 🏴 (just a realist)
Humza Yousaf: confiscated motorhome belongs to SNP
The First Minister said he only discovered the party had bought the vehicle after winning the leadership contest
a luxury motorhome confiscated by police from the home of Nicola Sturgeon’s mother-in-law belongs to the Scottish National Party (SNP), but he was kept in the dark about its purchase.
(ba pass pay-mal bu using Google built in reader mows - icon found in dress bar(
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/13/humza-yousaf-confiscated-motorhome-belongs-to-snp/
THE SNP is facing the loss of more than £1million of public funds if it cannot find a new auditor to sign off its Westminster finances, it has emerged.
Officers from Police Scotland leave the headquarters of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in Edinburgh with boxes following the arrest of peter mural Nicolas husnband
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Humza Yousaf has been accused of “cynical” secrecy after refusing to reveal the expected cost to the taxpayer of his court action over Nicola Sturgeon’s self-ID gender reforms.
First Minister admits he has been given ‘worst case scenario’ costs to public purse of action over Nicola Sturgeon’s reforms
;nosanitize
Sunday Mail video of Sturgeon instructing the snp not to question the state of their finances, it's all in great shape. It also sounds to me like she's encouraging no questions so donations will keep coming.
https://twitter.com/obadiahmurdoch8/status/1647447974115459072
begging people not to cause donations to stop, in a meeting that took place TWO MONTHS after they bought that motorhome!!!
Police looking at documents claiming Nicola Sturgeon blocked scrutiny of SNP donations
Independence under the SNP was just a giant PONZI Scheme…
“There has been a creeping realisation, two months since she has gone, that she is not everything she appeared to be,” said one MSP. “I’m not believing what I’m being told,” said an MP previously closely allied with Sturgeon. “It is all just a bloody mess.”
Sturgeon’s legacy lies in tatters as party tries to clean up mess
/nosanitize
In the video, Sturgeon lashes out after three members of her finance and audit committee resigned in protest because they were refused access to the books.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/leaked-video-footage-shows-nicola-29721481
Peter Murrell's posh Portuguese bolthole where he enjoys sunshine and bars with wife Nicola Sturgeon
THE SNP is facing the humiliation of being the first UK party to have auditors imposed on it if it fails to appoint new ones soon, it has emerged.
"The Herald on Sunday can also reveal the SNP knew it might miss the July 7 deadline for filing its accounts before Nicola Sturgeon resigned, yet failed to warn her possible successors."
nagl 👀
Colin Beattie: Police arrest SNP treasurer in finance probe
A spokesman for the force said the arrest was made in connection with the continuing investigation into the funding and finances of the SNP.
Nicola Sturgeon: Timeline of the SNP's woes as former first minister arrested
We chart a timeline of events following the arrest and release without charge of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon amid a probe into the SNP's funding and finances.
Nicola Sturgeon should step down and wait till this investigation is finally over
she's just a pure distraction now
funfact when other politicians were under a scandal SNP always shout they should step down
for someone who stepped down from being first minister because she hated the the limelight she sure loves the attention surrounding her